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Artificial Intelligence challenges working class from Hollywood to the Pentagon
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Artificial Intelligence and the Class Struggle

July 24, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Since the earliest days of the industrial revolution, workers have fought company owners over their use of automated machinery to step up the pace of exploitation. “Programmable” looms in textile mills allowed […]
Striking Writers and Actors on the picket line
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SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strike Exposes Deteriorating Conditions in the Entertainment Industry

July 19, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Striking members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Announcers (SAG-AFTRA) along with the Writers Guild of America (WGA), have created a crisis for the Alliance […]
SAG-AFTRA placard on strike
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Screen Actors Join Writers in Entertainment Industry Strike

July 19, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Despite the enormous profits being made by film and television corporations in the United States, the writers, actors and announcers are undergoing pay cuts and threats to their future employment. Since early […]
Nazis show up in support of the ‘TERF ‘Let Women Speak’ rally in Australia
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Forum: The Growing Fascist Threat to Transgender Lives

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Attend a Public Meeting on the Current Crisis The Growing Fascist Threat to Transgender Lives Saturday – July 22, 2023 – 6:00 PM Eastern time         Zoom participation […]
People’s Organization for Progress members display signs with numerous demands, while POP Chairman Lawrence Hamm speaks at rally in front of Newarks’ Lincoln Monument
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Juneteenth March and Rally for Reparations in Newark

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Terri Kay June 19, 2023: The People’s Organization for Progress, POP, and the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, NJISJ, chose to focus the celebration of Juneteenth with a day of action for Reparations. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is continuing the January 6, 2021 insurrection
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Supreme Court Continues the Insurrection

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole The failure of the rightwing coup d’etat of January 6, 2021 has not stopped other forms of attacks on the poor and working people of the United States. One arena for the […]
Former political prisoner and revolutionary Dr. Mutulu Shakur passed away July 7
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Dr. Mutulu Shakur – Presente!

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Transition Announcement of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. The New Afrikan People’s Organization and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement are deeply saddened to announce the transition of our beloved comrade and co-founder, […]
African Americans led demonstration in support of affirmative action
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Supreme Court Slams the Door on Affirmative Action in Higher Education

July 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court eradicated any legal basis for the targeted admission of African Americans and other national minorities in higher educational institutions. The ruling, which is […]
Leonard Peltier
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Leonard Peltier Statement to the Annual Commemoration of the Anniversary of the 1975 Oglala Fight

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Leonard Peltier Greetings my relatives, friends, supporters, loved ones. I want you to understand that after all these years in prison, I may not think like you, I may not talk in a way […]
Detroit 60th anniversary Walk to Freedom march where a sign on pension theft was held
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Detroit Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Walk to Freedom

July 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the local NAACP chapter in Detroit sponsored a march down Woodward Avenue to mark the 60th anniversary of the historic civil rights action. That demonstration, which […]